Livestock inputs are divided into different categories, which include:
🔸Corn for livestock
🔸Soybean meal
🔸Barley
🔸Wheat 🔸Wheat bran
🔸Livestock flour
🔸Vegetable and animal oils
🔸Livestock concentrate
These items not only provide energy and protein, but also provide essential minerals for Livestock and poultry health also help. Paying attention to animal nutrition not only helps human health, but also leads to the success of animal husbandry.
The role of cereals in the nutrition of livestock
Cereals, such as wheat and barley, are known as the basic sources of livestock nutrition and due to their high nutritional value, they include protein and fiber. For example, corn as a main animal feed is a rich source of energy and carbohydrates and is widely used in animal feed.
Their meal and characteristics
Meals, which are produced from the residues obtained from the oil extraction of seeds, are known as a rich source of protein and energy for livestock and poultry feed. However, some meal such as castor meal is toxic and can only be used as fertilizer.
Necessary additives and vitamins
Feed additives are added to the main food of animals to increase its taste and nutritional value. These additives include methionine, threonine and lysine. Vitamins are also added to the feed to improve the growth and health of animals and play a vital role in the performance of animals.
Animal items and concentrates
Livestock items, including forage corn, beet pulp and hay, are useful food sources for livestock. Also, by increasing the concentration of nutrients, concentrates are used for easier storage and transportation and improve productivity in raising livestock.